Methods and consumer products for detecting a metabolite

A method of detecting a metabolite, the method comprising:

• testing a urine sample from a subject for at least one of carboxysuccinate and 5-aminovalerate, and at least one metabolite selected from the group consisting of ascorbate, dehydroascorbate, CEHC-sulfate, CEHC-taurine, CEHC-glucuronide, pantoate, galactonate, phenylacetylalanine, methylcatecholsulfate, phenylacetylglutamine, carboxyethylvaline, arabinose, threonate, methylcrotonylglycine, glucuronate, carboxyethylisoleucine, glycoursodeoxycholate, leucylalanine, lithocholatesulfate, allo-threonine, cholic acid glucuronide, and combinations thereof;
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• producing a metabolic profile for the at least one of carboxysuccinate and 5-aminovalerate and the at least one metabolite.

A consumer product for use in diagnosing a lower urinary tract symptom in a subject, the consumer product comprising:

• a sensor configured to test a urine sample from the subject for at least one of carboxysuccinate and 5-aminovalerate, and at least one metabolite selected from the group consisting of ascorbate, dehydroascorbate, CEHC-sulfate, CEHC-taurine, CEHC-glucuronide, pantoate, galactonate, phenylacetylalanine, methylcatecholsulfate, phenylacetylglutamine, carboxyethylvaline, arabinose, threonate, methylcrotonylglycine, glucuronate, carboxyethylisoleucine, glycoursodeoxycholate, leucylalanine, lithocholatesulfate, allo-threonine, cholic acid glucuronide, and combinations thereof.